The Atlantic Cities- The Geography of Health in America April 23, 2018A new report gives a summary of health in America on a county-by-county basis. But it doesn’t just measure which places are plagued by poor health—it also describes who within them suffers the most.Alastair Boone
- The Case For Preserving Mobile Homes April 23, 2018Preservationist and landscape architect Eduard Krakhmalnikov thinks these places are overlooked in the national conversation on affordable housing.Carson Bear
- You Cannot Win the War on Noise April 23, 2018For centuries, Western culture has been trying to find some peace and quiet. But the more people try to keep unwanted sound out, the more sensitive they become to it.Matthew Jordan
- Navigator: Code-switching April 20, 2018The Navigator newsletter lands in your inbox every other Friday. Sign up here!“Hello?” she said on the phone.I whipped my head around to look at the transgressor. The Amtrak quiet car had suddenly become not so quiet. How annoying, I thought, fighting the urge to shush the person. Instead, I vented on Twitter, as one does.It dawned on me that I was becoming […]Tanvi Misra
- Getting High is a Civil Right April 20, 2018James Foreman Jr.’s book Locking Up Our Own, which won a Pulitzer prize this week, shows how plans to decriminalize cannabis to help black people were derailed in Washington, D.C. in 1975, by black people.Brentin Mock
- The Geography of Health in America April 23, 2018
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EVENT REVIEW: Strategic Planning and the Green Belt – Thurs 4 Feb 2016
The third event in the RTPI London’s Mayoral Election Series tackled what was described by the event chair Christopher Tunnell (Arup) as perhaps the most sacred, but controversial, tenet of UK planning policy – the Green Belt. Sponsored by Arup, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020andbeyond, ASI, Catriona Riddell, CPRE, Green Belt, HBF, NLA, RTPI, ThinkingStrategically
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FORTHCOMING EVENT: Strategic Planning and the Green Belt – Thurs 4 Feb 2016
For nearly five decades, the Green Belt has prevented the outward sprawl of London. It continues to maintain the permanence and openness of the countryside at its fringes. Local authorities in London and beyond are facing pressure to revisit the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith Institute, Arup, Green Belt, HBF, Mayoral Series, NLA, Planning, RTPI
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FORTHCOMING EVENT: Tall Buildings – up from the street – Tuesday 24th June
Skyscrapers – how do they fit with the urban grain? The effect of tall buildings on London’s skyline is under ever-increasing scrutiny, but what about their relationship with the streets and surroundings at ground level? Planners and designers have a … Continue reading
EVENT REVIEW: Centenary Series: Liveable City – Planning for a Liveable London – Thursday 8th May
RTPI London and New London Architecture teamed up to present a stimulating discussion on how to make London a more liveable city. Contributions were made by the following excellent speakers. Rt Hon. David Lammy MP and representing the Lammy Housing … Continue reading
EVENT REVIEW: Abercrombie + 70, Wednesday 5th February, NLA
Harry Burchill MRTPI Following the recent launch of our Centenary Book Kaleidoscope City, the basement of the New London Architecture (NLA) Building Centre played host to the first in RTPI London’s Centenary CPD Series exploring past present and future planning … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Temporary Spaces, Permanent Purposes” – Meanwhile Uses – 29th May
The NLA event held last Wednesday (29th May) was a swift but lively whistle-stop tour of ‘Meanwhile Uses’, at a very full St Chad’s Place at King’s Cross. Whilst we sipped our beers and nestled into the former mechanic’s workshop … Continue reading
REVIEW: Good Design = Good Planning Seminar #3
On the evening of Wednesday March 6th, delegates swarmed into New London Architecture (NLA) for the third installation of Good Design = Good Planning. As the final episode (of this series), the evening focussed how urban design can address … Continue reading
EVENT REVIEW: RIBA Inter-Professional Hustings: 17 February 2016
RTPI London was delighted to join New London Architecture, CIOB, RICS, RIBA, Urban Design Group and Planning Futures at RIBA’s splendid headquarters in Portland Place. This was a chance to meet the Mayoral candidates (or representatives thereof) from the main … Continue reading →